TicketsMEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Bearcats women's tennis team bounced back to notch a 4-1 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd in a neutral site match in Memphis.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,2
No. 1 | Stefancic/Ballow (MAR) vs. Bramato/Coutino (CIN) 3-4, unfinished
No. 2 | Guna/Philp (CIN) def. Smith/Dankanych (MAR) 6-4
No. 3 | Miceli/Morton (CIN) def. Walter/Mulatero (MAR) 6-2
The Thundering Herd looked to start a stampede, but the Bearcats had other plans as the match begin with doubles action. The duo of Emma Miceli and Caroline Morton got things going for the Bearcats with a 6-2 victory on court #3. The Herd tried to dig in, but Ioana Guna and Anna Philp clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory on court #2.
Antonella Bramato/Alexia Coutino remain 9-5 for the season.
Anna Philp/Ioana Guna move to 8-5 for the season.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 5,4,6,3
No. 1 | Anna Smith (MAR) vs. Antonella Bramato (CIN) 6-3, 3-6, 2-2, unfinished
No. 2 | Victoria Walter (MAR) vs. Ioana Guna (CIN) 6-2, 4-6, 3-3, unfinished
No. 3 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Liz Stefancic (MAR) 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6)
No. 4 | Maria Santilli (CIN) def. Daniela Dankanych (MAR) 7-5, 6-0
No. 5 | Madi Ballow (MAR) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Matilde Mulatero (MAR) 7-6 (2), 6-0
The Thundering Herd regrouped and looked to trample the Bearcats as play moved to singles. Roughly 25 minutes in to the singles action play was moved inside due to rain and while there was rain, there was only one clap of thunder(ing) as Marshall took the point on court #5 in a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Maria Santilli wrangled the momentum back in the Bearcats favor as she notched her eleventh singles victory, a team high, in a 7-5, 6-0 victory on court #4.
The Thundering Herd lowered their horns, kicked up the dust and looked to take down the Bearcats, but Emma Miceli quickly tamed their expectations as she gave the Bearcats a 3-1 lead with a 7-6 (2), 6-0 victory on court #6. The Bearcats rode off in to the sunset as Caroline Morton clinched the match victory following a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6) showing on court #3.
Maria Santilli moves to 11-2 in singles for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Emma Miceli moves to 10-3 for the season, including 7-1 on court #6.
Antonella Bramato remains 7-3 for the season, including 5-1 on court #2.
Caroline Morton moves to 10-5 for the season, including 9-4 on court #3.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Today was a great team win for our girls. Marshall is a team who has had their way with us for a long time. If you are going to be fortunate enough to beat them you are going to have to earn it because Marshall is very well-coached and has girls that really compete. A win like this late in the season should be big for our confidence as we have some really tough matches that await us. We have a huge week in front of us. We need to take care of ourselves the best we can and be ready for a good Northern Kentucky team coming in on Wednesday."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats have a trio of local matches coming up in the next week. They will open the week at home against Northern Kentucky. The match is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start on Wednesday, April 3 at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center, the on-campus home of the Bearcats.
The team will then return to the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center for a 2 p.m. start on April 5 against Middle Tennessee and then finish the week with the long trip across town to face the Xavier Musketeers at 3 p.m. on April 7.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,2
No. 1 | Stefancic/Ballow (MAR) vs. Bramato/Coutino (CIN) 3-4, unfinished
No. 2 | Guna/Philp (CIN) def. Smith/Dankanych (MAR) 6-4
No. 3 | Miceli/Morton (CIN) def. Walter/Mulatero (MAR) 6-2
The Thundering Herd looked to start a stampede, but the Bearcats had other plans as the match begin with doubles action. The duo of Emma Miceli and Caroline Morton got things going for the Bearcats with a 6-2 victory on court #3. The Herd tried to dig in, but Ioana Guna and Anna Philp clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory on court #2.
Antonella Bramato/Alexia Coutino remain 9-5 for the season.
Anna Philp/Ioana Guna move to 8-5 for the season.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 5,4,6,3
No. 1 | Anna Smith (MAR) vs. Antonella Bramato (CIN) 6-3, 3-6, 2-2, unfinished
No. 2 | Victoria Walter (MAR) vs. Ioana Guna (CIN) 6-2, 4-6, 3-3, unfinished
No. 3 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Liz Stefancic (MAR) 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6)
No. 4 | Maria Santilli (CIN) def. Daniela Dankanych (MAR) 7-5, 6-0
No. 5 | Madi Ballow (MAR) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Matilde Mulatero (MAR) 7-6 (2), 6-0
The Thundering Herd regrouped and looked to trample the Bearcats as play moved to singles. Roughly 25 minutes in to the singles action play was moved inside due to rain and while there was rain, there was only one clap of thunder(ing) as Marshall took the point on court #5 in a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Maria Santilli wrangled the momentum back in the Bearcats favor as she notched her eleventh singles victory, a team high, in a 7-5, 6-0 victory on court #4.
The Thundering Herd lowered their horns, kicked up the dust and looked to take down the Bearcats, but Emma Miceli quickly tamed their expectations as she gave the Bearcats a 3-1 lead with a 7-6 (2), 6-0 victory on court #6. The Bearcats rode off in to the sunset as Caroline Morton clinched the match victory following a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6) showing on court #3.
Maria Santilli moves to 11-2 in singles for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Emma Miceli moves to 10-3 for the season, including 7-1 on court #6.
Antonella Bramato remains 7-3 for the season, including 5-1 on court #2.
Caroline Morton moves to 10-5 for the season, including 9-4 on court #3.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Today was a great team win for our girls. Marshall is a team who has had their way with us for a long time. If you are going to be fortunate enough to beat them you are going to have to earn it because Marshall is very well-coached and has girls that really compete. A win like this late in the season should be big for our confidence as we have some really tough matches that await us. We have a huge week in front of us. We need to take care of ourselves the best we can and be ready for a good Northern Kentucky team coming in on Wednesday."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats have a trio of local matches coming up in the next week. They will open the week at home against Northern Kentucky. The match is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start on Wednesday, April 3 at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center, the on-campus home of the Bearcats.
The team will then return to the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center for a 2 p.m. start on April 5 against Middle Tennessee and then finish the week with the long trip across town to face the Xavier Musketeers at 3 p.m. on April 7.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).